18th century officer tents in 28mm

[Ignatieff]

Chaps

Looking to fill out my armies with all the splendid period camp stuff. Anyone know who does good officer tents for 7YW

Thanks

Steve

[rumacara]

I dont know for any specific tents for the 18th century but did you check the plastic ones from Renedra and their accessories?
Also check Ainsty Casting for boxes, sacs, barrels etc.

[Youngster]

Redoubt Miniatures might also have some useful items for your camps (check the 'Body's Bits' section of the website).
 

[tin shed gamer]

Have a look at the range of tents I made for 1st corps,I'm sure some transfer over to the period as some of the smaller tents are more generic.
Mark.
(If you have no luck finding some that fit your needs.then drop me a PM and I'll talk you through making some from cereal packet card and decorators paper masking tape,very quick,very effective and very cheep)

[Firescale Whack]

Eureka have some for their 7YW Saxon range including one with a chimney! Not sure if their on the site but if you email Nic he should be able to sort you out.

[Ignatieff]

(suspect this should be on the next 18th century page, but hey ho...)

Found some good images of what I'm after:


Junior officers tent...


Mess tent....


senior officers tent.....


same tent from further away...

Any and all suggestions welcome

thanks again

S

[tin shed gamer]

Now I know we're on the same page.
Closed or open,the only difference is a couple of cocktail sticks.
Mark.

[Ignatieff]

Now I know we're on the same page.
Closed or open,the only difference is a couple of cocktail sticks.
Mark.

Open methinks. That way debauchery is general

[Redmist1122]

Check this one out from Old Glory 25s:

http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/proddetail.asp?prod=WBS-110

I used this one for my camp scene.

[John Grant]

I think a tutorial from "Tin Shed Gamer" would be fantastic and of great use to all of us.  I have used some of his stuff (boats) and they were very sturdy and looked great. Here's hoping!

[Nic]

We do have a set, sculpted by HG Walls.
Contact me at Eureka Miniatures and I will send you details.
Cheers
Nic EUREKA MINIATURES

[Ragnar]

/thread hijack

Hey Nic, I cannot see HG Walls listed on your site.

What other products do you carry?

[Nic]

We make a vast range of our own Eureka Miniatures, plus AB Figures.
I also carry a full range of Vallejo Paints and try to keep Sam Mustafas rules in stock.

The tents aren't officially released yet, hence my request that people get in touch by e-mail, so I can send them details.

Cheers

Nic

[ts]

Tents of the period are a rather murky area, but some articles can be found.
A German book by Klietman is on the subject, but does not give very much, as I remember it.
A good solution is
http://www.zinnfigur.com/product_info.php?&products_id=10026479&osCsid=phlthhbpsfghr6ci69a2jc0q90&sort=1d&ID=1326

"Scholtz, Werner: Frederick II tents around 1750 Binder I and II
These folders contain the tents of about 2 1/2 Company streets. These cut-out sheets with the tents are printed on top quality board with linen character. A total of over 12 different types of tents can be crafted: overhead tents, Unteroffiziers-, Subalternoffiziers-, Stabsoffiziers-, Brandwacht-, canteen tents, etc. (suitable for 30 mm pewter figures). The original plans included allow a historically accurate construction of the camp. A total of 66 tents, diverse texts and plans. Binders I and Extension II together."

These tents are printed on parchment/textured paper, ready to be coloured, cut out and ut together.
Very nice and easy to handle.
Cheapest and easiest way to make a Prussian camp of the period.

Officers tents were often made as "a tent in a tent" to keep it isolated from rain, cold and heat.

[tin shed gamer]

Here's two basic template ideas,
These are useful for constructing tents in 15mm and upwards.
Construction is simple and quick in all scales the substructure is thin card.its the detail layers that need different approach,for smaller scales you need to keep to sharper lines and edges.  This helps keep the illusion of scale.
I'll come back to the detailing layer later,for now I'll go over the basic 'pup' tent.
Start by constructing a triangular template of the end of a tent,then draw the double rectangle which forms the sides and then draw around the triangle template to get the basic tent shape(as diagram)a double thickness of card in a rectangle acts as a former/floor.
The detail layer for smaller scales(it will work for 28mm)  is made from paper,drawing paper less than a 180gsm for smaller scales  (180gsm for larger) if you don't have any then envelope paper works well (brown is the best for painting hides a lot of sins)
To detail the paper so that it has the rope ridges and panels use a ball point pen or similar to emboss the paper by pressing hard on the reverse side of the paper( note you need a soft surface underneath the paper)
You can add the detailed paper to the card  before or after you construct the sub tent which ever you prefer. And base as you'd normally do.
I'll go over the second tent ,and the use of paper masking tape,as soon as I've had time to construct a couple as pictures are a great time saver. I'd give the pup tent a bash before trying the more complex second tent.
(let me know if your stuck ,or as usual I've haven't been quiet clear enough as I never know what skill level people are when they do these)
Mark.